Is the end of the pandemic in sight?
Malibu has transitioned into full Summer madness mode. Roads are clogged. Parking lots are full of the vehicles of beachgoers who are shoulder to shoulder on all the beaches. Retail establishments are trying to adapt with curb service sales. The grocery stores are striving to have the shoppers comply with the mask protocols but I’m […]
Time for a reset of the political process?
Things aren’t going as smoothly as one would hope at the moment. Friday night and Saturday morning my phone blew up about Friday’s invasions of private properties and Beaches and the lack of response from the Sheriff’s Department. Lifeguards called for law enforcement backup and didn’t get it. Homeowners called the Lost Hills Sheriff’s station […]
We are lucky to be in Malibu
One of the joys of life in Malibu is the opportunity to spend time with friends, neighbors and clients who are very smart, talented and successful in a variety of fields. I was having a conversation with one such gentleman about COVID-19 statistics and he explained that he had created a spreadsheet and updated it […]
What next?
Last week, Antigen testing arrived in Malibu. Malibu Urgent Care obtained a supply of what is supposed to be the most reliable approved test out there. The test requires a blood draw so they can run it through two separate tests. One of the tests is very reliable if the infection has been cured for […]
Test results are in!
Last Wednesday, I followed through on the opportunity presented by the City and had myself tested for COVID-19 to reassure myself that I am not an asymptomatic spreader of the virus. The process was accomplished quickly, with some discomfort in the chosen nostril, as a swab was inserted to a depth that I would have […]
Why I’m going to get tested now for Corona Virus
The “Staycation” has gotten markedly less fun in the last few weeks as the number of locally diagnosed cases has increased. We have been sobered by the two reported deaths. It hasn’t helped that the projected end has been shifted first to the end of April, then the middle of May and now the end […]
By District” report and Civic Center Way appeal scheduled for Feb. 10
First, the Good News! According to the City’s Rebuild Statistics page, five building permits were issued in the last week bringing the total to 62 active permits. So far, the City has received 223 Fire Rebuild applications as we creep closer to the 50% mark. Seventeen more applications are all we need. Please push your […]
What’s wrong with the Planning Commission?
Over the last two weeks I’ve had a lot of time to think about Woolsey and the amount of time it will take for the Community to recover and the scars to fade. We have an annual family reunion at a timber farm property near the southern entrance to Yosemite. My wife has been going […]
What I want for Christmas this year
Since writing my last piece about how to watch a City Council or Planning Commission meeting, I have been contacted by several people who described their negative experience watching the most recent Planning Commission meeting (December 3rd).I had seen parts of the meeting and have recently tried to rewatch Item #5a, a City project to […]
Looming Fire rebuild application deadline and how to watch a City Council or Planning Commission meeting
The Building code will be updated on January 1, 2020. It is my fondest Holiday wish that all those who lost a home in Woolsey get Planning approval by December 31st in order to rebuild under the current codes. The new code changes will embrace some fire resistance improvements, as well as new energy, seismic […]
